High Wind — Dukes, Massachusetts

2019-01-30 · Dukes, Massachusetts

Event narrative

At 6:13 PM EST, an amateur radio operator in Cuttyhunk reported a wind gust of 64 mph.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure moved from the Plains and Great Lakes, then across Northern New England the night of January 29th. This brought snow to areas of Massachusetts north and west of Boston. Areas to the south had rain. Snow squalls then brought damaging west winds, especially in southeast Massachusetts, on evening of January 30th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 796738. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.